[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62462-62463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17872]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

October 17, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 24, 
2006. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments 
by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-mail send 
them to [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to 
the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, 
Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 and Allison E. 
Zaleski, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-6466 or via the Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. If you would like to obtain a copy of 
the information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web 
page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0912.
    Title: Sections 76.501, 76.503 and 76.504, Cable Ownership and 
Attribution Rules.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.501 Note 2(f)(1) requires limited 
partners, Registered Limited Liability Partnerships (``RLLPs''), and 
Limited Liability Companies (``LLCs'') attempting to insulate 
themselves from attribution to file a certification of ``non-
involvement'' with the Commission. LLCs who submit the non-involvement 
certification also are required to submit a statement certifying that 
the relevant state statute authorizing LLCs permits an LLC member to 
insulate itself in the manner required by our criteria. 47 CFR 76.501 
Note 2, 76.503 Note 2, and 76.504 Note 2, also provide that officers 
and directors of an entity are considered to have a cognizable interest 
in the entity with which they are associated. If any such entity 
engages in businesses other than video programming-related activities, 
it may request the Commission to waive attribution for any officer or 
director whose duties and responsibilities are wholly unrelated to the 
entity's video-programming activities. The officers and directors of a 
parent company of a video-programming business, with an attributable 
interest in any such subsidiary entity, shall be deemed to have a 
cognizable interest in the subsidiary unless the duties and 
responsibilities of the officer or director involved are wholly 
unrelated to the video-programming subsidiary and a

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statement properly documenting this fact is submitted to the 
Commission. This statement may be included on the Licensee 
Qualification Report.
    47 CFR 76.503 Note 2 includes a requirement for limited partners 
who are not materially involved, directly or indirectly, in the 
management or operation of the video programming-related activities of 
the partnership to certify that fact or be attributed to a limited 
partnership interest.
    47 CFR 76.503(g) of the Commission's rules states: ``Prior to 
acquiring additional multichannel video-programming providers, any 
cable operator that serves 20% or more of multichannel video-
programming subscribers nationwide shall certify to the Commission, 
concurrent with its applications to the Commission for transfer of 
licenses at issue in the acquisition, that no violation of the national 
subscriber limits prescribed in this section will occur as a result of 
such acquisition.''
    The filings required by these rules will be used by the Commission 
to determine the nature of the corporate, financial, partnership, 
ownership and other business relationships that confer on their holders 
a degree of ownership or other economic interest, or influence or 
control over an entity engaged in the provision of communications 
services such that the holders are subject to the Commission's 
regulations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-17872 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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